Water to be restored to North Park street

NORTH PARK  Water service is expected to be restored to a North Park neighborhood by 9 p.m. after a water main broke early Sunday at the intersection of Cypress Avenue and Georgia Street.

The break was reported about 6:20 a.m., San Diego police said. A 6-inch concrete pipe burst and undermined the street, creating a sinkhole 10 to 15 feet across and sending mud and water streaming down the road, city Public Utilities Department spokesman Arian Collins said.

It took crews until about 11 a.m. to turn off the water gushing from the main, leaving about 30 homes without water all day.

Collins said a city street crew will begin repairs on the road Monday.

Cypress Avenue is expected to remain closed between Florida and Georgia streets while the work is done, he said.

Water wagons were brought in for residents while the water was turned off.